This dish,like a cross between succotash and shakshuka,is equally good for breakfast,lunch or dinner.

Eat this spicy,summery shakshuka for breakfast,lunch or dinner

These bright and bold vegetarian dishes have the flavour dial set to high – and no highly processed ingredients or gluten in sight.

  • Scott Gooding andMatilda Brown
The skewers can be cooked under the grill or on the barbecue.
EASY

Turmeric chicken skewers with cucumber,apple and lime

Marinated in turmeric and coconut and served with a zingy salad,these easy chicken skewers are a delicious alternative to satay.

  • <30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s prawn toasts with chilli,lime and avocado.
EASY

Prawn toasts with avocado,lime and chilli

Served on bread or with corn chips,this summer snack is a real crowd-pleaser.

  • <30 mins
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
If you love hot wings,you need to try this peri-peri version.
EASY

What’s for dinner? Wing it with speedy peri-peri chicken wings and oven-baked feta fries

If you like hot wings,you’ll love this spicy Portuguese-inspired marinade.

  • <30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Emelia Jackson’s chocolate mousse.

Emelia Jackson’s light,airy chocolate mousse is the sweetest way to see in 2025

This make-ahead retro dessert,an irresistible combination of dark chocolate custard and whipped cream,is making a comeback on restaurant menus.

  • <30 mins
  • Emelia Jackson
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Katrina Meynink’s two-tone jelly and panna cotta.

Raspberry,moscato and elderflower jelly with yoghurt and white chocolate panna cotta

On our hot Christmas days,this light and refreshing pudding is the kind of dessert we all need.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Katrina Meynink
Helen Goh’s baked custard affogato.

Baked custard affogato with meringue brittle

Two key elements of this impressive dinner party dessert can be made in advance − just add espresso.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Helen Goh
Pavlova Barbara.

Adam Liaw’s pavlova Barbara

Based on a Palestinian Christian dessert,this pav-with-a-difference is decorated with fresh fruits,nuts and seeds.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s strawberry and rose Eton mess.

Strawberry and rose Eton mess

This twist on the classic British dessert is the perfect end to a relaxed,Christmas lunch.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
The roasted sweet potatoes are equally good served warm or cold
EASY

The secret to perfect sweet potato wedges

These caramelised sweet potato wedges are lovely alongside baked ham or fish.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Helen Goh